CARL PERKINS
Name: Carl Perkins
Birth name: Carl Lee Perkins
Born: 9 April 1932 Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA
Died: 19 January 1998
Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 - January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of
rockabilly music, a mix of rhythm and blues and country music, recorded most
notably at Sun Records in Memphis, beginning in 1954. An outstanding performer,
his touch on rock and roll music is still heard to this day, especially through
his fine compositions and guitar playing. His best known song is "Blue Suede
Shoes".
According to Charlie Daniels, "Carl Perkins' songs personified the Rockabilly
Era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the Rockabilly Sound more so than
anybody involved in it, because he never changed." Perkins's songs have been
recorded by artists as influential as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Johnny
Cash, which further cemented his place in the history of popular music.
Name: Carl Perkins
Birth name: Carl Lee Perkins
Born: 9 April 1932 Tiptonville, Tennessee, USA
Died: 19 January 1998
Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 - January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of
rockabilly music, a mix of rhythm and blues and country music, recorded most
notably at Sun Records in Memphis, beginning in 1954. An outstanding performer,
his touch on rock and roll music is still heard to this day, especially through
his fine compositions and guitar playing. His best known song is "Blue Suede
Shoes".
According to Charlie Daniels, "Carl Perkins' songs personified the Rockabilly
Era, and Carl Perkins' sound personifies the Rockabilly Sound more so than
anybody involved in it, because he never changed." Perkins's songs have been
recorded by artists as influential as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Johnny
Cash, which further cemented his place in the history of popular music.